Nurieux-Volognat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nurieux-Volognat (INSEE 01267) is in Ain (01), part of CA Haut-Bugey Agglomération. Population 965 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01267-nurieux-volognat
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 14,559 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (FAVRE BAUTISTA). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE TAMTAM'S · BISTRO GRILL LE MORNAY). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (NURIEUX VOLOGNAT AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE NURIEUX-VOLOGNAT). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (VAL'HAIR'Y). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | FAVRE BAUTISTA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE TAMTAM'S · BISTRO GRILL LE MORNAY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | NURIEUX VOLOGNAT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE NURIEUX-VOLOGNAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | VAL'HAIR'Y | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,037 (2012) → 965 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 856 (1990) → 965 (2023): 12.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 469, of which 4.3 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montréal-la-Cluse): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nurieux-Volognat): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montréal-la-Cluse): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montréal-la-Cluse): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Nurieux-Volognat): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 94 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VIEU weather station, 9.9 km away at 616 m; the village itself is at 496 m. [10]
The village sits 120 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA BALME SUR CERDON_SAPC, 10.5 km away at 596 m, over 12 summers. [10]
That station sits 100 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,686 mm of rain a year, spread over 146 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NANTUA, 7.5 km away at 483 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
28 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 212,000 € — 1,875 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Ain is 2,288 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01267/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01267/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01267/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01267/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01265
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01267
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haux | 33 | 486 km W | 840 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 12 % · humidity 57 % |
| Naisey-les-Granges | 25 | 127 km NE | 835 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pointis-de-Rivière | 31 | 518 km SW | 825 | 37.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sommery | 76 | 490 km NW | 826 | 40.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tornac | 30 | 268 km SW | 945 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
| Allogny | 18 | 270 km NW | 1,142 | 34.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naisey-les-Granges | 25 | 127 km NE | 835 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tornac | 30 | 268 km SW | 945 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
| Allogny | 18 | 270 km NW | 1,142 | 34.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
| Haux | 33 | 486 km W | 840 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 12 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sommery | 76 | 490 km NW | 826 | 40.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pointis-de-Rivière | 31 | 518 km SW | 825 | 37.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Nurieux-Volognat's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naisey-les-Granges | 25 | 127 km NE | 835 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon | 43 | 187 km SW | 931 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Héry-sur-Alby | 74 | 57 km SE | 979 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chapeiry | 74 | 55 km SE | 984 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doissin | 38 | 76 km S | 876 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sanssac-l'Église | 43 | 185 km SW | 1,080 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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